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Door panels
Right now I have the stock style door panels that are held on by oversized bolts. They are getting to be in rough shape. We were thinking of getting stainless steel cut to the proper dimensions and putting that in place of the panels.
Has anybody tried this? Would I be better off just going with some nice black carpet or other material? |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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I don't know if anybody here has tried that, personally I haven't, They sure would look different and last much longer that original, let us know how you make out
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That would look great, especially with a stainless dash panel.
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Where did you get the seats? They really look good!
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If you can get the stainless Ithink it would look sharp,kinda like a a drag interior. I covered mine with OEM leather looks OK for the 1st time tryin'.
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Here is a photo of one of my panels after I removed it from the truck. All of the other trim in the truck was black, so I wanted to change the color of the panels also. I used canned vinyl paint and it seemed to work good. I'm not sure how well it will stand up over time however.
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Here is the after pic. I'm just waiting for new mounting hardware to show up in the mail before I can reinstall it.
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BEAUTIFUL. i HAVE USED THE SPRAY CAN DYE FOR MANY YEARS. GOTTA LOVE IT!
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How durable is the dye and how often do you have to redo it to keep it looking good?
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It dyes the vinyl. So unless you scratch it you shouldnt have any problems.
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I used to drive the 67 quite a lot and it has been on there for years. It does wear a little on the seats where you slide in and out.
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that is because you are wearing down the actual vinyl. Not the paint
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